Che Part Two: Guerrilla

AKA Che: Part Two, Guerrilla is the first part of a two part biopic of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, covering his failed attempt to overthrow the government of Bolivia in the mid- to late 60s. All pictures are from the trailer.

M1 Garand

M1 Garands were the standard service rifles of the Cuban Army, and many eventually ended up in the hands of the Cuban rebels as well.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06

File:ArgM1.jpg

A Cuban revolutionary cleans his M1 Garand.

M2 Carbine

Used by Che Guevara (Benicio del Toro).

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

M2 Carbine. Select-fire version used primarily during the Korean War and also by ARVN forces during Vietnam. Note the 30rd magazine and wing-screw on muzzle-break.

File:ArgM2.jpg

Che Guevara hides with his M2 Carbine.

File:ArgM2b.jpg

Another shot of the carbine, with the distinctive 30 round magazine.

Thompson M1928 Submachine gun

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

M1928 "Tommy Gun" .45 ACP with 50-round drum magazine.

File:ArgTommygun.jpg

A Cuban rebel fires a M1928 Thompson submachinegun into an enemy position.

FN FAL

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

FN-FAL 50.50 7.62x51mm.

File:ArgFAL.jpg

A Cuban rebel with a FN-FAL. Several hundred of the rifles had been ordered by the Batista regime before his government collapsed; the rebels (including Fidel Castro)also received some FALs from Venezuela.

Browning M1919

An M1919 is used in a scene where several of Che's soldier's are massacred while crossing a river.

Error creating thumbnail: File missing

Browning M1919 .30-06 on M2 tripod

File:ArgBrowning.jpg

A Browning M1919 firing at rebel positions.